Author: Anonymous Web Angel(GFZ)
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Reloading: Bullets – Part 9
(1800 words) How to open a can of worms… There are people who have the recipe they swear by. Yet, they will admit that there are other recipes that function nearly as well as theirs does. Bullets, on the other hand, have much stronger feelings. We’ll start by breaking bullets down into two categories, bullets…
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When A Rogue Court Proves They Are Disingenuous
Part of the Heller methodology is the use of text, history, and tradition of regulations. Not discussions, not proposed laws, not policy, but actual regulations. That is, laws passed by the legislatures of the state or federal government. Today, it is pretty easy to gather the current laws. It is more difficult to get historical…
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A Take down of the Second Circuit Court’s Odious opinion
B.L.U.F. In reading some recent filings, I came across this excellent take down of the Second Circuit Court’s opinion. (1550 words) The following is mostly from plaintiffs (good guys) in Kipke v. Moore in the District Court of Maryland. As mentioned the other day, the state is using the opinion out of the Second Circuit…
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Friday Feedback
There are numerous cases that are bouncing closer and closer to the Supreme Court. The readers of the tea leaves all agree, the Supreme Court is going to static. There are people who have spent decades observing the Supreme Court, attempting to predict what they will do in any particular situation. Some of them have…
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Bevis v. Naperville, (U.S.) 23A486
We have some bad news. The case which was put on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket asking for a writ of injunction has been denied. The total information we have currently is: Dec 14 2023 Application (23A486) referred to the Court. Application (23A486) for a writ of injunction pending certiorari presented to Justice Barrett and…
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The Cascade of Opinions
B.L.U.F. A quick update regarding some 2A cases kicking around. Touching on how bad case law begets bad case law. (1200 words) In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued the Bruen opinion. This case answered one question: Is New York’s “proper cause” requirement for a CCW constitutional? The Supreme Court answered with a resounding “NO!”.…
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Reloading: Measuring – Part 8
(2600 words) All recipes for charges are given by weight. Normally, to 0.1 grains. Each powder has a different density and a different required charge. Powders come in different granule shapes. There are flakes. There are cylinders, formed by pushing wet powder through round holes, then cutting them into small cylinders. Finally, there are spherical…
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Tuesday Tunes
The sound quality isn’t great in this version, but here is the one and only Eartha Kitt And with much better sound:
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Reloading: Picking a Recipe – Part 7
B.L.U.F. First article about choosing powders. There is another article coming on the same topic, covering different parts. (1500 words) I had been “gifted” a box of reloading supplies. This was a bunch of 30-30 bullets, some miscellaneous things, and 200+ .45 ACP cases. This sat on a shelf for years before my friend mentioned…
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As Applied?
B.L.U.F. What is the difference between an as applied challenge and a facial challenge to law? (1550 words) In Antonyuk v Hochul, the plaintiffs challenged parts of New York’s CCIA on facial grounds. This is to say, they claimed that the challenged legislation is always unconstitutional. For example, it has been established that a ban…